Dunbar Castle

Dunbar Castle was one of the strongest fortresses in Scotland, situated in a prominent position overlooking the harbour of the town of Dunbar, in East Lothian. Several fortifications were built successively on the site, near the English-Scottish border. The last was slighted in 1567; it is a ruin today.

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  Battle of Dunbar ⓘ
  1296 battle during the First War of Scottish Independence

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  Battle of Duns ⓘ
  1372 battle

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  English invasion of Scotland ⓘ
  English invasion of Scotland in 1400.

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  Battle of Piperdean ⓘ
  1435 battle of the Anglo-Scottish Wars

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  Battle of the Firth of Forth ⓘ
  1489 naval battle

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  Siege of Haddington ⓘ
  1548-49 Siege of Haddington during the War of the Rough Wooing

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  Battle of Dunbar ⓘ
  battle during the 1650 English invasion of Scotland

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  Battle of Prestonpans ⓘ
  battle in Scotland during the Jacobite rising of 1745

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  Battery, Lamer Island, Dunbar Harbour ⓘ
  architectural structure in East Lothian, Scotland, UK

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  Alderston House - Lothian Region, Alternative Standby Headquarters ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Lothian, Scotland

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  Ardross Castle ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Byres Castle ⓘ
  castle located at Byres, in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Crail Castle ⓘ
  castle that was located in Crail, Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Dirleton Castle ⓘ
  castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Fenton Tower ⓘ
  architectural structure in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Preston Tower ⓘ
  castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Seton Castle ⓘ
  castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK

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  Stoneypath Tower ⓘ
  tower house in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Dunbar Castle ⓘ
  castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Tantallon Castle ⓘ
  mid-14th-century fortress east of North Berwick, in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Fast Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK  

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  Duns Castle ⓘ
  castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK  

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  Eyemouth Fort ⓘ
  architectural structure in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK

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  French Camp ⓘ
  1548-9 fort in Dunglass, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

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  National Museum of Flight ⓘ
  aerospace museum in East Fortune, East Lothian, Scotland

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  HMS Othonna ⓘ
  1899 naval trawler

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  HMS Strathrannoch ⓘ
  1917 naval trawler

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  SMS München ⓘ
  1904 Bremen-class cruiser

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  HMS Whiting ⓘ
  1811 schooner

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  HMS Pathfinder ⓘ
  1904 Pathfinder-class scout cruiser

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  USS Stockton ⓘ
  1917 Caldwell-class destroyer

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1070 Dunbar Castle

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1296 Battle of Dunbar

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1372 Battle of Duns

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1400 English invasion of Scotland

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1436 Battle of Piperdean

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1489 Battle of the Firth of Forth

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1548 — 1549 Siege of Haddington

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1650 Battle of Dunbar

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1745 Battle of Prestonpans

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1350 Tantallon Castle

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1522 Fast Castle

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1816 Duns Castle

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1548 — 1550 French Camp

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1975 National Museum of Flight

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1812 HMS Whiting

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1904 HMS Pathfinder

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1917 USS Stockton

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Frameless

Amos Green - Views in England, Scotland and Wales, Ruins of Dunbar Castle, HG-Tour in Scotland - B1981.25.2071 - Yale Center for British Art

Charles Ricketts - Black Agnes at the siege of Dunbar Castle, 1326

Charles Ricketts - Black Agnes at the siege of Dunbar Castle, 1326

Dunbar Castle engraving by William Miller after G F Sargent

Dunbar Castle vignette engraving by William Miller after G F Sargent

Dunbar Castle

Dunbar - 1986

Gulls nesting on Dunbar Castle

Precarious Ruins of Dunbar Castle

Dunbar Harbour and Castle, 1987

• Notes on Some Shields of Arms at Dunbar Castle - , 1869

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1296	Battle of Dunbar	battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1372	Battle of Duns	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1400	English invasion of Scotland	Kingdom of England, invasion, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1436	Battle of Piperdean	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1489	Battle of the Firth of Forth	Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1548	Siege of Haddington	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1650	Battle of Dunbar	battle, Kingdom of Scotland, Commonwealth of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1745	Battle of Prestonpans	Kingdom of Great Britain, Jacobitism, battle	Wikidata
link	page		Canmore page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scotland page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery, Lamer Island, Dunbar Harbour	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Alderston House - Lothian Region, Alternative Standby Headquarters	Lothian Regional Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	castle		Ardross Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Byres Castle	bastle house	Wikidata
site	castle		Crail Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dirleton Castle	Historic Environment Scotland, tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Fenton Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Preston Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Seton Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Stoneypath Tower	dovecote, tower house	Wikidata
site	castle	1070	Dunbar Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1350	Tantallon Castle	Earl of Angus, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1522	Fast Castle	archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1816	Duns Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Eyemouth Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1548	French Camp	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	National Museum of Flight	national museum, military museum, museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Othonna	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Strathrannoch	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		SMS München	light cruiser, shipwreck, Bremen-class cruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1812	HMS Whiting	schooner, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1904	HMS Pathfinder	Pathfinder-class scout cruiser, shipwreck, scout cruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1917	USS Stockton	Town-class destroyer, Caldwell-class destroyer, destroyer, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image		Amos Green - Views in England, Scotland and Wales, Ruins of Dunbar Castle, HG-Tour in Scotland - B1981.25.2071 - Yale Center for British Art		Commons
commons	image		Charles Ricketts - Black Agnes at the siege of Dunbar Castle, 1326		Commons
commons	image		Charles Ricketts - Black Agnes at the siege of Dunbar Castle, 1326		Commons
commons	image		Dunbar Castle engraving by William Miller after G F Sargent		Commons
commons	image		Dunbar Castle vignette engraving by William Miller after G F Sargent		Commons
commons	image		Dunbar Castle		Commons
commons	image		Dunbar - 1986		Commons
commons	image		Gulls nesting on Dunbar Castle		Commons
commons	image		Precarious Ruins of Dunbar Castle		Commons
commons	image		Dunbar Harbour and Castle, 1987		Commons